Mobulidae
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The Mobulidae are a family of rays (manta rays and devilfishes) consisting mostly of large species living in the open ocean rather than on the sea bottom.
Taxonomy
The Mobulidae have been variously considered a subfamily of the Myliobatidae by some authors,[1][2] and a distinct family by others, but recent work favors the latter.[3] Two genera have been traditionally recognized, Manta and Mobula, but recent DNA analysis shows that Mobula as traditionally recognized is paraphyletic to manta rays, making Manta a junior synonym of Mobula and Mobula the only extant genus of the family.[4]
Fossil record
Several genera of fossil mobulids are known, including Archaeomanta, Burnhamia, Eomobula, and Paramobula.[5]Script error: No such module "Unsubst".[6][7]
References
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